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Appreciation Velocity — California Cities

Cities of California ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.

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Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)

#1 · Lake Almanor, CA
+2,231.6%
#2 · Jenner, CA
+2,145.7%
#3 · Thermal, CA
+1,946.7%
#4 · Gardena, CA
+1,177.5%
#5 · Mount Shasta, CA
+833.7%
#6 · Pebble Beach, CA
+756.7%
#7 · Trinity Center, CA
+706.5%
#8 · Selma, CA
+678.7%
#9 · Ross, CA
+539.3%
#10 · North Hills, CA
+538.5%
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City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)

# City State 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Current median
1 Lake Almanor, CA CA +71.8% +2,231.6% +57.4% +156.2% $513K
2 Jenner, CA CA -55.4% +2,145.7% -32.4% -8.7% $516.5K
3 Thermal, CA CA +189.5% +1,946.7% +722.6% +837.3% $2.15M
4 Gardena, CA CA +34.7% +1,177.5% +83.9% +93.5% $1.02M
5 Mount Shasta, CA CA +389.3% +833.7% +383.9% +622.6% $2.28M
6 Pebble Beach, CA CA +415.8% +756.7% +407.5% +467.6% $25.75M
7 Trinity Center, CA CA +42.9% +706.5% -5.4% $500K
8 Selma, CA CA +434.3% +678.7% +901.1% +1,469.6% $2.62M
9 Ross, CA CA +34.3% +539.3% -16.9% +182.3% $13.43M
10 North Hills, CA CA +644.5% +538.5% +676.9% +984.1% $5.25M
11 Exeter, CA CA +91.5% +518.9% +75.0% +263.3% $820K
12 Forest Falls, CA CA +75.6% +500.0% +30.8% +70.5% $360K
13 Inyokern, CA CA +82.2% +496.8% +806.9% +195.3% $462.5K
14 Avery, CA CA +167.1% +475.0% -1.3% $184K
15 Needles, CA CA +238.2% +431.5% +583.4% +619.3% $759.8K
16 Agua Dulce, CA CA +263.8% +363.7% +392.4% +458.0% $3.5M
17 Duarte, CA CA +123.4% +354.7% +218.4% +301.7% $1.74M
18 Atherton, CA CA +102.6% +320.2% +153.1% +186.5% $28.5M
19 Daggett, CA CA +1,090.5% +316.7% +127.3% +25.0% $125K
20 Eastvale, CA CA -51.0% +303.8% +4.4% +37.7% $678.4K
21 Bell Canyon, CA CA +279.7% +303.7% +341.9% +711.3% $7.3M
22 Lindsay, CA CA -74.8% +300.0% +222.3% +587.7% $680K
23 Arcata, CA CA +128.8% +269.1% +107.2% +207.4% $1.12M
24 Borrego Springs, CA CA +148.4% +256.9% +89.9% +147.6% $450.3K
25 Oceanside, CA CA +156.3% +252.5% +290.5% +467.2% $2.44M
26 Shingle Springs, CA CA +101.7% +242.4% +172.8% +256.0% $1.6M
27 Auberry, CA CA +251.8% +232.7% +299.2% +394.8% $1M
28 Montara, CA CA +19.9% +229.8% +121.3% +337.4% $3.3M
29 San Bruno, CA CA +2.1% +225.8% +142.7% +247.2% $2.05M
30 Goleta, CA CA +42.7% +224.3% +39.3% +197.4% $1.91M
31 Lake Hughes, CA CA +0.7% +221.7% +29.2% +154.5% $512.5K
32 Royal Oaks, CA CA +23.2% +218.3% +25.0% +97.4% $955K
33 Los Molinos, CA CA +225.6% +214.0% +250.5% +696.7% $933.5K
34 Alamo, CA CA +147.7% +191.9% +204.4% +162.3% $6.52M
35 Montecito, CA CA +41.3% +191.4% +27.9% +127.4% $9.47M
36 Meadow Vista, CA CA +134.9% +189.3% +241.2% +239.6% $1.63M
37 Cardiff, CA CA +188.6% +73.8% +477.1% $3.03M
38 La Jolla, CA CA -8.7% +185.2% +36.3% +166.4% $3.14M
39 Weed, CA CA +168.6% +184.5% +308.5% +323.8% $832.2K
40 Tuolumne, CA CA +15.2% +184.3% +109.0% +30.2% $386.7K
41 Denair, CA CA -47.4% +182.5% +9.9% +142.5% $565K
42 El Segundo, CA CA +0.6% +181.9% +58.9% +66.9% $2.25M
43 Calimesa, CA CA +31.0% +180.9% +65.9% +95.3% $650K
44 Paradise, CA CA +6.7% +178.1% +315.1% +9.0% $255.8K
45 Dinuba, CA CA +85.9% +174.1% +165.2% +123.3% $588K
46 Hornbrook, CA CA +34.4% +173.7% +237.8% +112.3% $336.5K
47 Pinon Hills, CA CA +38.8% +163.1% +107.2% +132.0% $440.8K
48 Hanford, CA CA +186.4% +162.7% +136.8% +351.6% $1.03M
49 Bangor, CA CA +29.6% +161.8% +34.7% +87.9% $449K
50 Buena Park, CA CA +98.7% +157.8% +170.3% +150.8% $1.86M
51 Lennox, CA CA +157.5% $1.8M
52 San Andreas, CA CA +63.4% +154.8% +9.4% -23.1% $371.6K
53 Forestville, CA CA +23.2% +149.7% +379.7% +514.4% $1.91M
54 Pine Valley, CA CA +80.6% +149.5% +22.0% +141.7% $870K
55 Carmel Valley, CA CA -44.4% +146.0% +0.2% +30.5% $1.48M
56 Newport Beach, CA CA +9.2% +139.9% +82.6% +184.3% $5.72M
57 Grizzly Flats, CA CA +121.9% +139.5% -4.3% +27.7% $239.5K
58 Shingletown, CA CA +80.5% +138.8% +61.2% +187.4% $411.6K
59 Palo Alto, CA CA +16.5% +138.0% +131.5% +116.2% $6.21M
60 Solvang, CA CA -10.8% +136.4% +48.7% +5.6% $2.05M
61 Lemoore, CA CA +16.5% +134.0% +208.3% +294.7% $851.3K
62 La Habra Heights, CA CA +263.4% +132.6% +88.1% +381.8% $2.5M
63 Coalinga, CA CA -3.3% +129.6% +23.5% +77.5% $339.5K
64 Calistoga, CA CA +23.2% +128.2% +115.4% +143.6% $3.77M
65 Saint Helena, CA CA +48.5% +127.2% +63.5% +186.4% $3.52M
66 Cutler, CA CA +123.8% +100.0% $470K
67 Point Arena, CA CA -9.2% +123.7% +31.5% -39.4% $575K
68 Woodlake, CA CA +165.6% +123.6% +422.1% +435.9% $777K
69 National City, CA CA +13.6% +122.8% +159.1% +294.1% $1.31M
70 Downey, CA CA +49.7% +121.5% +124.9% +194.1% $1.54M
71 Corning, CA CA +49.4% +119.2% +48.0% +157.4% $322.2K
72 Montrose, CA CA +39.9% +118.9% +74.4% +153.7% $1.53M
73 Piercy, CA CA +117.8% +15.3% $490K
74 Ben Lomond, CA CA +80.1% +116.7% +210.3% +231.3% $2.18M
75 Oroville, CA CA +51.3% +116.2% +77.9% +188.1% $498.6K
76 Big Bear City, CA CA +81.3% +115.2% +78.6% +165.7% $755.6K
77 Baldwin Park, CA CA +57.8% +114.0% +82.3% +147.8% $938K
78 Mentone, CA CA +33.0% +112.4% +92.3% +270.3% $673K
79 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA CA +214.0% +110.7% +91.0% $3.93M
80 Playa Vista, CA CA +54.9% +110.2% +64.5% +142.7% $2.79M
81 Solana Beach, CA CA +7.5% +109.5% +122.4% +212.9% $3.46M
82 Warner Springs, CA CA +38.2% +108.2% +150.4% +86.0% $486.3K
83 Coto de Caza, CA CA +16.3% +108.1% +208.0% +186.4% $5.15M
84 Occidental, CA CA +180.5% +108.1% +168.1% $3.23M
85 Tollhouse, CA CA +37.2% +106.6% +75.2% +78.2% $450K
86 California City, CA CA +20.0% +106.1% +80.8% +204.4% $328.3K
87 Placerville, CA CA +15.7% +105.1% +46.2% +44.3% $605.8K
88 Oceano, CA CA +47.1% +104.4% +42.8% +609.0% $959.5K
89 Torrance, CA CA +80.7% +103.0% +153.4% +195.0% $1.86M
90 Copperopolis, CA CA -5.7% +101.8% +24.7% +124.5% $404.6K
91 Hermosa Beach, CA CA +0.5% +101.2% +16.6% +125.0% $4.01M
92 Guerneville, CA CA -6.2% +100.6% +51.9% +42.1% $682K
93 Magalia, CA CA +41.5% +99.8% +92.9% +37.0% $224K
94 Anderson, CA CA +30.5% +95.9% +66.2% +28.7% $521.4K
95 Arroyo Grande, CA CA +10.3% +95.9% +76.5% +131.6% $1.49M
96 Culver City, CA CA +18.2% +92.5% +36.0% +90.4% $1.65M
97 Tahoe City, CA CA -15.4% +91.5% +57.8% +95.7% $2.1M
98 Oak Run, CA CA +67.0% +91.2% +270.7% +41.5% $774.8K
99 Beverly Hills, CA CA -9.5% +90.9% +25.5% +86.3% $8.04M
100 Lucerne, CA CA +33.9% +90.8% -6.4% +19.8% $208.3K
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level

A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.

Mean-reversion risk

Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.

Sample sanity

We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.